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Festivals

Pictures from today’s Portugal Day Parade

June 9, 2013 Brians 3

If you live in this neighbourhood or visit her often one of the great annual events that brings together the entire Portuguese community to the area is the Portugal Day Parade. It happened this morning and for over two hours groups of patriot Portuguese streamed along Dundas full of national pride, many dressed in traditional clothes. Many of the major Portuguese owned companies sponsored elaborate floats, some of which even included live animals. […]

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Festivals

Photos from Yesterday’s Dundas West Fest

June 9, 2013 Brians 7

Tens of thousands turned out yesterday for Toronto’s first Dundas West Fest, a street fair stretching from Roxton Road all the way to Landsdowne. The restaurants had tables out in the street and venders and onlookers alike were enjoying the great weather on the day. Stages were set up along the whole stretch of the festival including in the Beer Store parking lot. […]

Hero Heroine Ossington
Fashion & Style

Hero Heroine adds more style to the Ossington neighbourhood

June 8, 2013 Brians 3

This week brought another new storefront the Ossington in the form of Hero Heroine – a salon serving both men and women. They have spruced up the old space where Cantadora was at 216 Ossington as well as taken over both downstairs and upstairs of the location so they could have a massage room, a colouring salon upstairs as well as mens lounge downstairs. […]

OPEN MIC MONDAY
music

Weekly Series – Open Mic Monday at The Painted Lady

May 6, 2013 Brians Comments Off on Weekly Series – Open Mic Monday at The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady hosts an open mic night every Monday which allows local musicians to come and present to fellow musicians, artists and community members. As part of the original vision of the bar to build community, Nicky, Jess and the team at The Lady have been doing this, with various hosts emceeing the night, since they opened. […]

Patio Guide

Photoblog – Patios on Ossington

May 3, 2013 Brians Comments Off on Photoblog – Patios on Ossington

It’s PATIO SEASON! And of course there’s lots of great places on Ossington to enjoy a pint or a meal. Here’s some of the options we found at captured on a walk early this evening. […]